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Dicing with ricin 
A new test for ricin has been developed with sufficient sensitivity to detect this potential chemical weapon in environmental and food samples. It relies on immunocapture of the toxin followed by the analysis of a trio of peptides obtained by digestion with trypsin. [August 11, 2008]

Application of proteomics for the identification of differentially expressed protein markers for Down syndrome in maternal plasma   [registered users only]
Proteins in the plasma from women carrying a Down syndrome foetus were compared with those from women with non-Down syndrome foetuses to identify candidate markers for the condition. [August 4, 2008]

Brain research on the treadmill 
Exercise affects metabolic proteins in the brain, say European scientists. Rats undertaking voluntary and forced exercise over several months showed different protein changes to sedentary rats in the part of the brain associated with cognitive functions. [July 28, 2008]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Bolsters Proteome Dynamics Offering with HUPO Product Launches 
[August 19, 2008]

Waters SYNAPT HDMS and Xevo TQ MS Recognized for Mass Spectrometry Innovation by Industry Experts 
[August 19, 2008]

Bruker Daltonics Showcasing Novel Proteomics Solutions Based on Mass Spectrometry at the 7th HUPO World Congress 2008 
[August 18, 2008]

GeneBio's Expanded Phenyx Platform Debuts at HUPO 2008 
[August 18, 2008]

Princeton University Selects Thermo Scientific MALDI LTQ Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer to Enable Proteomics and Genomics Research on Viruses 
[August 15, 2008]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces its 2008 North American Informatics Conference 
[August 11, 2008]

Special issue celebrates 40 years of drug testing at the Olympics 
[August 7, 2008]

Agilent Technologies' Spectrum Mill Searches Now Supported in Proteome Software's Scaffold 2.1 
[August 7, 2008]